I saw an SPCA agent going door to door in my neighbourhood recently.  It was mid-afternoon, and when people didn’t answer their door, he would look in the windows.  “Reprehensible” is a mild way to describe these tactics.  I’d heard of this, but thought it was an exaggeration until I actually saw it with my own [...]

The Outaouais S.P.C.A. (OSPCA), 132 rue de Varennes, Gatineau sector, is not related with the « SPCA of Western Quebec » at 659 rue Auguste Mondoux, Aylmer, and is thus completely independent.  The OSPCA is the only organization authorized by contract by the City to collect stray animals. The OSPCA is the only organization in [...]

There are two petitions against Hydro-Québec’s plan to replace analog electric meters with wireless ones, misleadingly called “Smart” meters.  One,  the National Assembly petition can be signed at the Bulletin d’Aylmer’s office, or contact me at 819.684.4683.  Please circulate the petition among your relatives and neighbours.  You can also sign a different petition on-line on the [...]

It is irresponsible to encourage students to think they are entitled to tuition-free post-secondary schooling. Especially since all we are asking them to contribute is from twelve to sixteen percent of the cost. We expect advanced education to make them responsible citizens —- self-reliant, self-sufficient, and independent. Yet, we seek to spare them a first-encounter [...]

I am concerned about trapping within the city limits, especially along the Ottawa River (a part of the NCC). After reading Terry Walsh’s letter in the Bulletin d’Aylmer last month (about trapping) I was stunned that there is no official way to deal with such a problem. I am concerned the city is not taking [...]

The Regional Association of West Quebecers has a message for readers of the Bulletin d’Aylmer who use English as their first language.  In this week’s issue of the Bulletin you will find a questionnaire about access to information in English about municipal, medical, and other services in the City of Gatineau.      In our view, English-speaking residents of [...]

I’d like to thank you for your editorials, specifically the last one you wrote on the Conservatives’ budget. Never have I been so worried about a Canadian or a Québécois government. There’s not a week that goes by without me mumbling desperate thoughts, such as: what in the world is becoming of my country? And [...]

I am writing to give you an update on my efforts to demand a full public inquiry into the use of illegal “robocalls” and misleading phone calls during last federal election. I have heard from tens of thousands of Canadians from across the country who were contacted by auto-mated calls and live individuals providing false and [...]

In the past 25-years I have registered  numerous drainings of wetlands in the Outaouais. Quebec’s  Environment Ministry (MDDEP) applies its wetland policy and regulations inconsistently, while Gatineau City Council has rubber-stamped subdivision applications without critically reviewing  projects. Since  the early 1990s every time I received a public complaint involving the draining and filling  of a [...]

I had made a complaint to 311 about the terrible condition of the paving at Lucerne and Vanier; someone from the city has called back to say that last fall the paving job was interrupted, and they will finish the work in mid-May. When are we going to see Lucerne Blvd expand to at least 3 lanes? [...]